A Pick’em contest may last one slate, multiple slates, or for the duration of the season and/or postseason.
In a single slate Pick’em contest or postseason contest, each player will be required to pick the outcome of all scheduled games either straight up or against the spread for that slate.
In a multi-slate or season-long Pick’em contest, each player will be required to pick the outcome of at least eight (4) games for each slate straight up or against the spread.
Pick’em contests with confidence points will further require each player to assign point values to all picked outcomes for each slate of the contest. The point values shall range from one (1) to the number corresponding with the total number of required picks per slate.
Each slate shall begin and end at specifically designated times (see individual contest rules). All picks for each slate of games must be made no later than the pick deadline. Picks for earlier games must be made by the respective scheduled start time.
Selections cannot be made or changed after each slate’s pick deadline. Any player who fails to pick the outcome of the required number of games in any slate shall receive an automatic score of zero (0) points for all games not picked. Any game that is postponed, rescheduled or “flexed” shall count towards the slate in which the game is played. If the postponement of a game that a player has picked results in that game being played at a later date and as part of a different slate of games, that pick shall result in no points for the player for that slate.
One (1) point is awarded for each correct pick. For Pick’em contests with confidence points, a successful pick shall result in an award of the assigned number of points for that pick. The winning player is the player with the most cumulative points at the end of the contest period.
If there is a tie for any of the contest prizes, then any players tied shall split any prizes pursuant to the Splash Sports tie breaker rules.